* [PATCH] Bluetooth: 6lowpan: fix cyclic locking warning on netdev unregister
@ 2026-04-11 17:12 Pauli Virtanen
2026-04-11 17:43 ` bluez.test.bot
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Pauli Virtanen @ 2026-04-11 17:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-bluetooth; +Cc: Pauli Virtanen
6lowpan.c has theoretically conflicting lock orderings, which lockdep
complains about:
a) rtnl_lock > hdev->workqueue
from 6lowpan.c:delete_netdev -> rtnl_lock -> device_del
-> put_device(parent) -> hci_release_dev -> destroy_workqueue
b) hdev->workqueue > l2cap_conn->lock > chan->lock > rtnl_lock
from hci_rx_work -> 6lowpan.c:chan_ready_cb
-> lowpan_register_netdev, ifup -> rtnl_lock
Actual deadlock appears not possible, as hci_rx_work is disabled and
l2cap_conn flushed already on hdev unregister. Hence, do minimal thing
to make lockdep happy by breaking chain a) by holding hdev refcount
until after netdev put in 6lowpan.c.
Fixes the lockdep complaint:
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected.
kworker/0:1/11 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff8880023b3940 ((wq_completion)hci0#2){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: touch_wq_lockdep_map+0x8b/0x130
but task is already holding lock:
ffffffff95e4f9c0 (rtnl_mutex){+.+.}-{4:4}, at: lowpan_unregister_netdev+0xd/0x30
Workqueue: events delete_netdev
Signed-off-by: Pauli Virtanen <pav@iki.fi>
---
Notes:
Not very pretty, however breaking the theoretical cyclic locking chain
in a proper way is more complicated as for b) we need to handle
l2cap_chan going away in the middle of netdev setup, and for a) removing
hdev as parent device maybe has some side effects.
net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c b/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
index 2f03b780b40d..bd7f80c7e21e 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
@@ -758,13 +758,33 @@ static inline struct l2cap_chan *chan_new_conn_cb(struct l2cap_chan *pchan)
return chan;
}
+static void unregister_dev(struct lowpan_btle_dev *dev)
+{
+ struct hci_dev *hdev = READ_ONCE(dev->hdev);
+
+ /* If netdev holds last reference to hci_dev (its parent device), this
+ * leads to theoretical cyclic locking on lowpan_unregister_netdev:
+ *
+ * rtnl_lock -> put_device(parent) -> hci_release_dev ->
+ * destroy_workqueue -> hci_rx_work -> l2cap_recv_acldata ->
+ * chan_ready_cb -> ifup -> rtnl_lock
+ *
+ * However, hci_rx_work is disabled in hci_unregister_dev, so this
+ * should not occur. Make lockdep happy by postponing hdev release after
+ * netdev put.
+ */
+ hci_dev_hold(hdev);
+ lowpan_unregister_netdev(dev->netdev);
+ hci_dev_put(hdev);
+}
+
static void delete_netdev(struct work_struct *work)
{
struct lowpan_btle_dev *entry = container_of(work,
struct lowpan_btle_dev,
delete_netdev);
- lowpan_unregister_netdev(entry->netdev);
+ unregister_dev(entry);
/* The entry pointer is deleted by the netdev destructor. */
}
@@ -1261,7 +1281,7 @@ static void disconnect_devices(void)
ifdown(entry->netdev);
BT_DBG("Unregistering netdev %s %p",
entry->netdev->name, entry->netdev);
- lowpan_unregister_netdev(entry->netdev);
+ unregister_dev(entry);
kfree(entry);
}
}
--
2.53.0
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* RE: Bluetooth: 6lowpan: fix cyclic locking warning on netdev unregister
2026-04-11 17:12 [PATCH] Bluetooth: 6lowpan: fix cyclic locking warning on netdev unregister Pauli Virtanen
@ 2026-04-11 17:43 ` bluez.test.bot
0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: bluez.test.bot @ 2026-04-11 17:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-bluetooth, pav
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Dear submitter,
Thank you for submitting the patches to the linux bluetooth mailing list.
This is a CI test results with your patch series:
PW Link:https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/bluetooth/list/?series=1080177
---Test result---
Test Summary:
CheckPatch PENDING 0.45 seconds
GitLint PENDING 0.36 seconds
SubjectPrefix PASS 0.06 seconds
BuildKernel PASS 26.27 seconds
CheckAllWarning PASS 28.86 seconds
CheckSparse PASS 27.50 seconds
BuildKernel32 PASS 25.64 seconds
TestRunnerSetup PASS 570.02 seconds
TestRunner_l2cap-tester FAIL 27.97 seconds
TestRunner_iso-tester PASS 38.83 seconds
TestRunner_bnep-tester PASS 6.22 seconds
TestRunner_mgmt-tester FAIL 113.79 seconds
TestRunner_rfcomm-tester PASS 9.35 seconds
TestRunner_sco-tester FAIL 14.57 seconds
TestRunner_ioctl-tester PASS 10.29 seconds
TestRunner_mesh-tester FAIL 11.56 seconds
TestRunner_smp-tester PASS 8.64 seconds
TestRunner_userchan-tester PASS 6.61 seconds
TestRunner_6lowpan-tester PASS 8.74 seconds
IncrementalBuild PENDING 0.43 seconds
Details
##############################
Test: CheckPatch - PENDING
Desc: Run checkpatch.pl script
Output:
##############################
Test: GitLint - PENDING
Desc: Run gitlint
Output:
##############################
Test: TestRunner_l2cap-tester - FAIL
Desc: Run l2cap-tester with test-runner
Output:
Total: 96, Passed: 95 (99.0%), Failed: 1, Not Run: 0
Failed Test Cases
L2CAP BR/EDR Server - Set PHY 3M Failed 0.115 seconds
##############################
Test: TestRunner_mgmt-tester - FAIL
Desc: Run mgmt-tester with test-runner
Output:
Total: 494, Passed: 489 (99.0%), Failed: 1, Not Run: 4
Failed Test Cases
Read Exp Feature - Success Failed 0.098 seconds
##############################
Test: TestRunner_sco-tester - FAIL
Desc: Run sco-tester with test-runner
Output:
WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected
7.0.0-rc2-g37c0ebcf808b #1 Not tainted
------------------------------------------------------
kworker/u5:2/117 is trying to acquire lock:
ffff888001abe240 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_SCO){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: sco_connect_cfm+0x358/0x8d0
but task is already holding lock:
ffff888002094c20 (&conn->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: sco_connect_cfm+0x22d/0x8d0
which lock already depends on the new lock.
the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
-> #1 (&conn->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}:
lock_acquire+0xf7/0x2c0
_raw_spin_lock+0x2a/0x40
sco_sock_connect+0x4d7/0x1280
__sys_connect+0x1a3/0x260
__x64_sys_connect+0x6e/0xb0
do_syscall_64+0xa0/0x570
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x74/0x7c
-> #0 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_SCO){+.+.}-{0:0}:
check_prev_add+0xe9/0xc70
__lock_acquire+0x1457/0x1df0
lock_acquire+0xf7/0x2c0
lock_sock_nested+0x36/0xd0
sco_connect_cfm+0x358/0x8d0
hci_sync_conn_complete_evt+0x3d3/0x8e0
hci_event_packet+0x74f/0xb10
hci_rx_work+0x398/0xd00
process_scheduled_works+0xb16/0x1ac0
worker_thread+0x4ff/0xba0
kthread+0x368/0x490
ret_from_fork+0x498/0x7e0
ret_from_fork_asm+0x19/0x30
other info that might help us debug this:
...
BUG: sleeping function called from invalid context at net/core/sock.c:3782
in_atomic(): 1, irqs_disabled(): 0, non_block: 0, pid: 117, name: kworker/u5:2
preempt_count: 1, expected: 0
RCU nest depth: 0, expected: 0
INFO: lockdep is turned off.
CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 117 Comm: kworker/u5:2 Not tainted 7.0.0-rc2-g37c0ebcf808b #1 PREEMPT(lazy)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.13.0-1ubuntu1.1 04/01/2014
Workqueue: hci0 hci_rx_work
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x49/0x60
__might_resched+0x2ea/0x500
lock_sock_nested+0x47/0xd0
? sco_connect_cfm+0x358/0x8d0
sco_connect_cfm+0x358/0x8d0
? hci_debugfs_create_conn+0x190/0x210
? __pfx_sco_connect_cfm+0x10/0x10
hci_sync_conn_complete_evt+0x3d3/0x8e0
hci_event_packet+0x74f/0xb10
? __pfx_hci_sync_conn_complete_evt+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_hci_event_packet+0x10/0x10
? mark_held_locks+0x49/0x80
? lockdep_hardirqs_on_prepare+0xd4/0x180
? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x2c/0x50
hci_rx_work+0x398/0xd00
process_scheduled_works+0xb16/0x1ac0
? __pfx_process_scheduled_works+0x10/0x10
? lock_acquire+0xf7/0x2c0
? lock_is_held_type+0x9b/0x110
? __pfx_hci_rx_work+0x10/0x10
worker_thread+0x4ff/0xba0
? _raw_spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x2c/0x50
? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
kthread+0x368/0x490
? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x23/0x40
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork+0x498/0x7e0
? __pfx_ret_from_fork+0x10/0x10
? __switch_to+0x9e4/0xe50
? __switch_to_asm+0x32/0x60
...
Total: 30, Passed: 30 (100.0%), Failed: 0, Not Run: 0
##############################
Test: TestRunner_mesh-tester - FAIL
Desc: Run mesh-tester with test-runner
Output:
Total: 10, Passed: 8 (80.0%), Failed: 2, Not Run: 0
Failed Test Cases
Mesh - Send cancel - 1 Timed out 1.894 seconds
Mesh - Send cancel - 2 Timed out 1.997 seconds
##############################
Test: IncrementalBuild - PENDING
Desc: Incremental build with the patches in the series
Output:
https://github.com/bluez/bluetooth-next/pull/68
---
Regards,
Linux Bluetooth
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